Why a smart migration pays off
Cloud can reduce costs, speed product delivery and improve resilience when the move is planned and executed well. Poor planning creates downtime, unexpected cloud bills, and security gaps. Our work delivers predictable costs, reliable performance, and a secure, repeatable cutover that keeps your business running.
Snapshot first - facts before commitments
We start by measuring the current state so scope and decisions are based on real data, not assumptions. The Snapshot delivers:
- An application dependency map that shows which workloads must move together.
- A risk and cost profile for each workload.
- Clear quick wins and the high-risk items to sequence first.
You get a clear roadmap to act on right away.
Scope and objectives - agreed after we measure
After the Snapshot we confirm what moves, what stays, and what the business expects. We set:
- Exactly which workloads are in scope.
- Recovery Time Objective, that is the maximum acceptable outage for a service, and Recovery Point Objective, that is the maximum acceptable data loss measured in time.
- Performance targets, acceptance criteria and named owners.
This keeps work focused on high-value outcomes and prevents scope creep.
Outcomes you can expect
- Predictable cloud cost with a Total Cost of Ownership model you can trust.
- Zero-surprise cutovers with reversible rollback plans.
- Secure, compliant workloads with documented evidence for auditors.
- Hybrid networking that performs like a single system.
- Runbooks, monitoring, and training so your operations team owns day one support.
Our five-step client process
- 360-degree Snapshot (five days) - inventory, dependency mapping, risk and cost profiling, and a prioritized migration roadmap.
- Scope and Objectives - sign-off on in-scope workloads, recovery and performance targets, owners, and acceptance criteria.
- Target design - cloud and hybrid architecture, security controls, network design, and detailed cutover plans.
- Staged implementation and testing - automated deployments, connectivity and failover tests, and rehearsals of cutovers and rollbacks.
- Cutover, validate and handover - execute cutover with rollback safety, verify performance and security, hand over runbooks and monitoring, then optimize.
What you will receive
- Snapshot Report and prioritized migration roadmap.
- Signed Scope and Objectives brief.
- Target architecture diagrams and security mappings.
- Cutover and rollback playbooks, automation scripts, and test plans.
- Total Cost of Ownership analysis and ongoing run-rate model with optimization recommendations.
- Test reports for connectivity, failover, performance, and restores.
- Operational handover pack with dashboards, runbooks, and training records.
Timeline and what to expect
- Days 1 to 5 - Snapshot and migration roadmap, with our five-day clarity guarantee.
- Week 2 - Scope and Objectives sign-off and initial target architecture.
- Weeks 3 and up - design, staging, and implementation sprints; rehearsed cutovers. Timing varies by scope, we sequence highest-risk workloads first.
- Cutover - staged or scheduled per your plan with tested rollback.
- Post-cutover - validation, tuning, and handover with scheduled reviews.
How success is measured
- Snapshot delivered and Scope and Objectives signed by stakeholders.
- Planned tests pass: connectivity, failover, performance, and restore validations.
- Cutover completed within the agreed outage window and rollback tested.
- Post-migration performance and error rates meet agreed targets.
- Security controls and compliance evidence validated.
- Operations handover completed with runbooks, monitoring, and training delivered.
Key risks and how we reduce them
- Downtime during cutover - staged testing, rehearsals, and reversible rollbacks reduce risk.
- Data loss or corruption - immutable copies, point-in-time restores, and end-to-end backup validation.
- Unexpected cloud costs - Total Cost of Ownership modeling, consumption guardrails, and right-sizing controls.
- Security gaps during transition - pre-migration checks, encryption in transit and at rest, and continuous validation.
- Network bottlenecks - performance testing, quality of service tuning, and resilient hybrid links with failover.
- Vendor lock-in - design portable architectures and document migration artifacts to reduce future friction.
Three simple next steps - get started with confidence
- Book a free 30-minute Clarity Consultation - we confirm business priorities and the migration benefits you need.
- We run the five-day Snapshot - you receive a dependency map, risk profile, and the high-value migration choices we recommend.
- We kick off Week 1 sprint - Delivery assigns the lead, we finalize scope and objectives, and begin staged design and test work so you get safe, measurable progress fast.
